It was a so-so week for the Illini, and they now sit at No. 10 in the latest AP poll on Monday. Illinois came in last week at No. 8 and proceeded to lose to Wisconsin at State Farm Center. But the Illini, with Kylan Boswell back on the court, turned things around with a…
CHAMPAIGN, Illinois – David Mirkovic had 25 points and seven rebounds and No. 8 Illinois rebounded from back-to-back overtime losses with a 71-51 victory over Indiana on Sunday. Kylan Boswell, the Illini’s second-leading scorer and best defensive player, returned and played nearly 33 minutes after missing seven games with a fracture in his right hand,…
Indiana men’s basketball will take on Illinois this weekend in the first and only regular season matchup between the Hoosiers and the Fighting Illini of the 2025-26 season. It’s Indiana’s first year in a rebuilding program under Darian DeVries and arguably the culmination of Illinois’ long-term project under Brad Underwood. The Hoosiers are looking to…
EAST LANSING – Jeremy Fears Jr. converted a three-point play with 1:47 left in overtime to give No. 10 Michigan State basketball a lead it wouldn’t relinquish in an 85-82 comeback victory over No. 6 Illinois on Saturday, Feb. 7. The victory snapped a two-game losing streak for the Spartans and featured another stellar performance…
The Chicago Bears were known for making crazy comebacks throughout the 2025 season. Illinois may need to take a page out of its playbook to keep the franchise in the state. The team’s stadium situation has been a rollercoaster over the past few years as they search for their next home, but perhaps things will…
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Lauren Betts overcame early foul trouble to score 23 points and grab nine rebounds, leading No. 2 UCLA to an 80-67 victory Wednesday night over Illinois. Betts, the Bruins’ 6-foot-7 AP All-American center, picked up her second and third fouls, the last for a technical foul, with 1:29 left in the…
Riding a seven-game winning streak, fourth-ranked UConn will travel to Cincinnati on Wednesday for a Big East showdown against Xavier at Peacock. With a defense that ranks sixth nationally in points allowed, the Huskies (12-1) started 2-0 in the Big East for the third time in four seasons. Advertisement The Musketeers (1-1 Big East, 9-4…
It was quite a hectic week for Illinois’ Ben Humrichous. On Monday, he helped Illinois to a record-breaking victory over Missouri in the annual Braggin’ Rights game. On Tuesday, he married former Illini basketball player Adalia McKenzie. Advertisement “It was beautiful. A lot of fun. Adalia looked beautiful. It was amazing,” Humrichous said Sunday before…
As the holiday season continues, so does bowl season. And the Big Ten is about to hit the ground running with its bowling activity. The Big Ten will play most of its bowl games after Christmas and into the New Year, while three of its members play in the College Football Playoff. So how will…
The regular season didn’t end the way Michigan football intended it to, but there is reason for optimism in Ann Arbor ahead of college football’s early signing period. The Wolverines enter Wednesday with 27 players committed to the 2026 recruiting class, including two five-star commitments and 13 four-star commitments. Those commitments include No. 6 overall…
